The Midnight Riders

Minute Man National Historical Park, Mass

In September of 1774, Patriot leaders initiated a system of alarms and express riders to warn all towns whenever British troops marched out of Boston.

On April 18th, at about 10:00 in the evening, two riders ...

End of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride

At this point,

on the Old Concord Road as it then was

ended the midnight ride of

Paul Revere

He had at about two o’clock on the morning of April 19, 1775, the night being clear and the moon in its third quarter, got ...

Between Morning and Midnight

Maryland Fire Rescue Services Memorial Sculpture

The firefighter and EMS provider are ascending the staircase of time as they depart from this world. they are running to their calling to do the job of serving our community with strenght, determination and ...

Midnight

1910 - 1936

A Legend in His Own Time

As He Is Today

Midnight was born in Canada, the property of Tim McNabb. McNabb's "Door Key" brand was Midnight's mark throughout his life. He bucked on the American Rodeo circuit from 1923 to ...

The Midnight Dome

“What fools we mortals be.”

About 150 people, “many of whom were ladies”, attended the first formal gathering to see the midnight sun on June 21, 1899. Weary mountaineers were greeted with a selection of nuts, candies and soft drinks at ...

Mosby’s Midnight Raid

Col. John Singleton Mosby formed the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry “to weaken the armies invading Virginia by harassing their rear.” Near midnight on 8 March 1863, he led his horsemen undetected through Union lines to disrupt communications between Dranesville and ...

Abraham Lincoln Walks At Midnight

[East Side]

"Abraham Lincoln Walks At Midnight" from poem by

Vachel Lindsay

Sculptor

Fred Martin Torrey 1884-1967

Born in Fairmont, West Virginia

Dedicated

June 20, 1974

Arch A. Moore, Jr. Governor

[South Side]

Abraham Lincoln created the state of West ...

A Midnight Conference

After being driven from the Chancellorsville crossroads by Lee on May 3, 1863, Hooker retreated to a new line of defenses covering U.S. Ford, 3.5 miles to your rear. For two days, Hooker strengthened his defenses and awaited attack. Lee ...